Mastercard city index

BANGKOK has been recognised as the top destination for international overnight visitor arrivals, according to the latest Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index. The study projected that the Thai capital would receive 21.47 million international visitors in 2016, just ahead of London with 19.88m visitors and followed by Dubai with 15.27m. Chengdu in China was flagged as the fastest growing destination at 20.14% on the prior year, followed by Abu Dhabi (+19.81%) and Colombo (19.57%).

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